#6 AVA Junior Seattle Championships + College Showcase (Aug 25 Sunday)

AVA Junior Seattle Championships + Showcase (#6 in the AVA Junior Beach Series)

Location

2400 Alki Avenue SW, Alki Beach, West Seattle

Divisions:

Juniors U12/U14 & U16/U18

Date
Divisions
Junior Events
No day of registration.

Register early. Limited space available.

Registration closes Thursday before, late fee after that..

 
 
College Showcase 7:30am – 9:00am (open to all)
 

 
 
Championship Tournament 9:30am – 6:00pm
 

 

The AVA Championship tournament is combined with a 1.5 hour College Coaches Showcase from 7:30am-9:00am which is a separate registration.
 
Coaches will hold a court (run a specific drill), with groups of juniors rotating through their court every 20-30 minutes. Open to any and all entrants.

 

The following coaches are confirmed for the Showcase and will also be in attendance during the tournament:
– Texas (Stein Metzger)
– UW (Derek Olson)
– Boise State (Allison Buck)
 
Photos and results will be posted online for national recognition. Open to any and all entrants.

 

SCHEDULE
7:15am – 7:30am – Check in for the Showcase at Alki Beach
9:00am – 9:15am – Check in for Tournament (if not doing Showcase)
7:30am – 9:00am – Showcase
9:30am – 12:00pm – Pool Play
12:00pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch, Balloon Toss or Serving Contest, Raffle
1:00pm – 6:00pm – Bracket Play, single elimination

We play rain or shine! Because of limited court space, we must start on time.

 

Format

AVA Juniors U12, U14, U16, U18 – Pool play followed by power pools. Podium photo session with prizes will be right after the finals of each division. 1st, 2nd and both 3rd place finishers must wait for the photo session before leaving the beach.

 

Please note: parents of Juniors are welcome to cheer for their team, but coaching and influencing the ref is not allowed during the match.

 

Prizes

AVA Juniors U12, U14, U16, U18 – Prizes for 1st and 2nd place finishers of each division

 

General

Fun summer beach festival atmosphere, paddle board for player’s use, free food, free raffles and other surprizes! Players podium awards with photo sessions, published online and through AVA’s social media channels.
AVA Juniors tournament finishes count towards the end of season AVA Junior Championship Series award. The Junior Championship Series consists of AVA Junior events #1 through #6.

  • Points will be earned for playing each AVA Junior event based on your finish. Players can play one or as many AVA Junior events as they like.
  • Double points will be earned for finishes in the Grand Slam series #3 and the final Seattle Open championship series #6 (Alki) events.
  • Points winners at the end of the series will be awarded trophies/medals plus grand prizes and crowned the “AVA Junior Seattle Champion” per age division (u12, U14, U16, U18). Finishes will be published and recognized nationally and top finishers eligible to be noticed by scholarship recruiters. Have fun at the beach!